Open a book at random...

by Treecat47 Posted 2009/12/25 12:15:10

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with eyes closed and poke a finger on the page. Open your eyes then type the nearest three sentences. No cheating :P

eyes closed poke finger open eyes type nearest sentences cheating

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Artemis ~PHAET 2009/12/26 05:27:26

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"I saw Marius rise and take me in his arms. His long hair was such a fine adornment. I saw what she wanted. It was Marius I kissed in this vision as I drank from her; it was Marius with whom I danced."

~Pandora by Anne Rice

I know you said three sentences, but it was the end of a paragraph, and I'm weird about finishing stuff like that.
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Bronx at Night 2010/03/10 07:37:24

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Three LONG sentences...

“He was a man of action – a bona fide war hero. He was also an intellectual – the author of a best-selling book on political courage – who made liberalism cool and glamorous, but at the same time a pragmatist who would never let the pointy-headed Ivy Leaguers with whom he surrounded himself get in the way of the right course of action. He represented a national yearning for ‘renewal’ and ‘rebirth,’ appealing to American idealism and calling for common sacrifice.”

Jonah Goldberg on John Kennedy, in "Liberal Fascism."

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God-Cilla (Saviour to the M... 2010/02/19 08:06:33

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"The joy of a caged bird was in her eyes. Her eyes caught the melody and echoed it in radiance: then closed for a moment, as though to hide her secret. When they opened, the mist of a dream had passed across them."

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde. :D

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Treecat47 to God-Cil... 2010/02/19 08:14:13

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I'd like to read that. :)

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God-Cil... to Treecat47 2010/02/19 08:19:23

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You should!! You wouldn't be let down, trust me! I love it so much. XD

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絶望 Rabid Raccoon 2010/01/01 01:47:05

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experience the scent of Haiku.
eau de parfum spray .5 fl. oz. 318-022 $9.00
shimmering body powder 1.4 oz. net wt. 236-580 $5.80

this aint my house so the closest thing was a avon booklet.

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Treecat47 to 絶望 Rabi... 2010/01/01 13:57:48

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xD

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HPfan123 2009/12/31 16:51:52

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Voldemort raised his wand,and before Harry could do anything to defend himself,Before he could even move,he had been hit again by the Cruciatus Curse.The pain was so intense,so all-consuming,that he no longer knew where he was...White-hot knives were piercing every inch of his skin,his head was surely going to burst with the pain,he was screaming more loudly than he'd ever screamed in his life---

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-Priori Incantatem

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Treecat47 to HPfan123 2009/12/31 22:30:53

Quite a freaky scene that one. I read it in the book and saw the movie. I think of all of them I've read it is the most interesting.

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HPfan123 to Treecat47 2010/01/01 00:06:43

It's sad and interesting:)

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Aмєℓia 2009/12/29 22:31:31

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All sorts of thoughts started going threw my head as I felt his fingers touching mine. But, I let them all blow away as I enjoyed the moment, holding his hand. I looked at him and he turned his head towards mine we looked and, smiled at each other with happiness we had not felt in a while, a relaxing feeling like no other. When, you are with that special person you just know; I knew.

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519378 2009/12/29 06:54:11 (edited)

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De verering van Sint Maarten werd in de Nederlanden was precies het soort volksbijgeloof dat de rechtzinnige calvanistische predikanten wilden uitroeien. Maar het feest was niet alleeb geworteld in de volkscultuur van de lage landen als overblijfsel van een hagiografisch verleden, maar ook als onderdeel van de voedsel - en gezinskalender, want het was ook de period waarin het wintervarken )of minder vaak een os) werd geslacht en gezouten. Maar het pronkstuk van het feest in november was de sint-maartiensganz, de vaal al werken tevoren werd

vetgemest en volggepropt met de laatste vruchten en noten van het seizoen

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♫jasmine, <3 2009/12/28 15:19:08

In the mirror i saw my eyes glitter.
I flung back the sticky red sheets,
and there, like i said - ain't life a bitch -
was his head on a platter.

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POTTERRULEZ 2009/12/28 11:44:36 (edited)

Especially Darry. But although i love baked chicken, I could hardly swallow any. I swallowed five aspirins, though, when Darry and Soda weren't looking. I do that all the time because I can't sleep very well at night.

sorry, 4 sentences.

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Rae 2009/12/28 03:13:39

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She opened the door to find him standing by her bedroom window; the moonlight shining in so his eyes were hidden by shadows. Everything seemed set in place, but he was good at making things appear normal.

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Karen Bellaart 2009/12/27 09:14:59

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"Because each primary visual area recieves a slightly different view of the object, information from both areas is "pooled" to produce binocular or three-dimensional vision that enables a person to perceive depth. Surrounding the primary visual areas ar the visual association areas. Here, incoming visual information is compared to previous visual experiences so that, for example, a person can recognize a familiar face or object."

New Atlas of the Human Anatomy, page 100.

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Mei 2009/12/27 02:07:55

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"Those who die in vain, die alone. Hero’s never die alone. That I was sure of."

From Raindropkitten's book that she's letting me read, Enchanted Blood =)

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SamTheSlayer [Codename: Duc... 2009/12/27 00:35:14 (edited)

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"People were just starting to arrive for mass- not too many of them, but enough to spark some conversations. Gus was definitely at the center of our invisible stage on the steps, with me half curtained beside him. Mostly I watched.
Two long sentences and a really short one.
I haven't even gotten that far in the book.
Wide Awake by David Levithan

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Brightsprite62 2009/12/26 23:39:31

To illustrate, let's say I'm thinking about an injustice I suffered because of another person, and I began to get angry. I start thinking about how much I dislike that individual. If I am discerning I will notice that I am being filled with death.

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fairiefang -annoying fashio... 2009/12/26 20:36:25

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"'A time may perhaps come when I may reward thee for it.' 'Run off' said the tailor, 'I see thou art still a giddy thing,' He gave it a touch with a switch over its back, whereupon it kicked up its hind legs for joy, leapt over hedges and ditches, and galloped away into the open country."

The Two Travellers, one of the stories in The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm.

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Nikki [[Moony!]] 2009/12/26 19:51:42 (edited)

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"Love. I would ban the word from the vocabulary. Such imprecision."

White Oleander :) My favorite book.

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EchoPsychotic 2009/12/26 19:11:35

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Lord Loss by Darren Shan

pg. 144

"As I'm lighting candles on the main table-- Keeping as far clear of the of the Lord Loss folder as I can-- Dervish stumbles in, goes to the cage, opens it with his left foot, and sets Bill-E down beside the deer. He makes sure Bill-E's comfortable, then locks the door and removes the key."

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Treecat47 to EchoPsy... 2009/12/26 19:16:23

Interesting!

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EchoPsy... to Treecat47 2009/12/26 19:22:58

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yup yup. lolz. a really good book. but you have to have a strong stomack for parts of this series. but I recomend anything of Shan's.

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Treecat47 to EchoPsy... 2009/12/26 19:27:45

I'm pretty sure I can take such things. I been reading horror since I was a kid. xD

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EchoPsy... to Treecat47 2009/12/28 01:27:47

hahaa. same.

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Brandon to EchoPsy... 2009/12/30 02:55:53

Cool!!! Shan Is awesome. what do you prefer, Demonata, or Cirque du freak?

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EchoPsy... to Brandon 2009/12/30 19:55:43

I guess Cirque Du Freak, lol. I never really thought about it. But they are both a great series. i need to start reading the demonata again, though. which do you prefer?

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Brandon to EchoPsy... 2009/12/31 22:19:05

I think I prefer the Demonata, but they are both awesome.

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wombat 2009/12/26 18:18:16

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Seperatly hardcook eggs, scale carp and stuff with shelled eggs and dates. Season bustards and stuff with stuffed carb. Stuff the stuffed bustards into sheep and stuff the stuffed sheep into camel. Singe camel then wrap in leaves of doum palm, bury in pit and backe two days.

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Peggy 2009/12/26 17:43:05

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"What if we get sick,"asked a little kid in the front pew.

"You won't get sock," Mother told him, which is exactly what she told Charlie that morning when Charliesaid he didn't want to be a sheperd and would be sick to his stomach if she made him be one.

"Now you little children in the cradle room and the priman\ry class will be our angels,"Mother said. "You'll like that won't you?

From 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' by Barbra Robinson

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Lunacat 2009/12/26 16:37:25

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"One of the few nice things about being dead is it's pretty much impossible to die again. So a three story fall was no problem at all. It didn't hurt."

From...

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Treecat47 to Lunacat 2009/12/26 19:09:44

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Sounds different :P

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Dorkola -Easily Amused && P... 2009/12/26 16:17:54

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"Close encounters with history always left Langdon numbed with reverence... like seeing the brushstrokes on the Mona Lisa"

Dan Brown - Angels & Demons

(Yes, I am 12 years old and reading 'Angels & Demons' if that is too amazing for you to handle)

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Treecat47 to Dorkola... 2009/12/26 19:10:13

Not really, it's pretty cool. :)

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TTT 2009/12/26 08:34:15

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Yeah, well, maybe I'm wrong. One thing's for sure, Megan didn't do it. She was off screwing your brother.

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tammerz/zɹǝɯɯɐʇ 2009/12/26 06:35:54

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"For half an hour or more Renfield kept getting excited in greater and greater degree. I did not pretend to be watching him, but I kept strict observation all the same. All at once that shifty look came into his eyes which we always see when a madman has seized an idea, and with it the shifty movement of the head and back which asylum attendants come to know so well."

From

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Treecat47 to tammerz... 2009/12/26 09:22:10

Dracula rocks. xD

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Rεvolution 2009/12/26 05:36:53

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' "Your in a rut Dave" a voice would say on his way to work, which turned out to be a coloured conductor! "It's all right for you" Dave used to think, little realising the coloured problem. Partly Dave was a raving salesman with the gift of the gob, which always unnerved Mary." '

"In His Own Write" by John Lennon

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Artemis ~PHAET 2009/12/26 05:27:26

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"I saw Marius rise and take me in his arms. His long hair was such a fine adornment. I saw what she wanted. It was Marius I kissed in this vision as I drank from her; it was Marius with whom I danced."

~Pandora by Anne Rice

I know you said three sentences, but it was the end of a paragraph, and I'm weird about finishing stuff like that.

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Treecat47 to Artemis... 2009/12/26 09:22:48

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It's ok :P

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